Synonyms of sleuths

sleuths

noun

plural of sleuth

as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the popular TV sleuth lives a much more action-packed life than do his real-world counterparts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detectives
• investigators
• operatives
• gumshoes
• private investigators
• dicks
• private detectives
• sleuthhounds
• private eyes
• sherlocks
• trackers
• shadows
• hawkshaws
• tracers
• shamuses
• feds
• plainclothesmen
• tails
• narcs
• G-men
• Federals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sleuths

PubPeer is a place where researchers, often called scientific sleuths, can anonymously identify flaws in the literature. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2026

Although there are some online social media photos that show no visible price tag next to Molly, internet sleuths were able to locate other images with a visible sticker price to the side. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Social media posts from internet sleuths are easy enough to dismiss. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

Now that sleuths have deduced exactly where, the city is marking the spot. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The former students, members of the Chi Phi fraternity who graduated in 2022 and 2023, say online sleuths have wrongly pegged them for harassment, leading to negative personal and professional consequences. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Online sleuths and true-crime commentators following the broadcast trial had peddled conspiracy theories that Patrick Clancy actually killed the children and framed his wife. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

As public support for Clancy grew by the day, online sleuths went to work challenging the prosecution’s narrative, closely scrutinizing witnesses and criticizing authorities for not investigating certain details more aggressively. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Just days later, Kelce was photographed traveling with the same dog, and online sleuths quickly connected the pup to an April 2026 video clip of a similar dog jumping into one of Swift’s cars. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026